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Si, I like that one, it has an offset and a proper nut to get it proper tight.
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Air Gun Ant You will benefit their well being by adding water vessels. As big as you can so they can have a wash. I have a corner bath, two straight baths, a paddling pool and various containers. The baths are suspended and drain into compost heaps. I use a stick with a hook to fish out the plug and use a hose pipe to swill and refill. Watching a duck in a bath is like watching a dog play on a beach. They show their joy. You will have to up your game with rat defences though. The pallets shown here have gone and I am careful about where the feed goes. I was using 'Celebra
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Jimmy, I haven't need to shim mine. It took a bit of zeroing in though. I am only shooting at 20 yards though. I keep looking at the adjustable mounts but 'how much!' runs through my head. I will spend a lot of effort on bodges before I shell out on those.
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It wasn't all good news though. My T20 fell off the side of the Photon and vanished into 4 inches of duck shitty mud. I dug it out with a stick and rinsed it in the sink. I think it survived. I was looking at Jimmy's pictures of his set up. Mine is a cheaper non-adjusting mount on the same place. It struggles to get enough grip and just slides off. I am looking at other methods. The inbuilt IR is a bit feeble.
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It made quite a loud thwack and rolled the rat over.
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It is certainly a lot harder to use a pistol. I have always struggled, so I leave them alone. There are many occasions when you can't use a rifle and a deft shot with a pistol would be ideal. Like when rats are moving round your feet.
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I was on Rat Patrol last night. I didn't want to stay out all night as it was cold enough 9pm till 11pm ( I know, soft lad). The gritter had been round the roads and my experience is that you don't see many rats when it is very cold as they prefer to stay in the warmth. It depends how hungry they get. Anyway. I only saw the one. It was at about 10pm. It ignored my Nutella/veg oil surprise and was looking for the mixed corn duck feed. About 20 yards, Air Arms Diablo Field .22 from an HW100 KT with a Photon XT. I made all that money I have spent on rifles, scopes, lights, clothes
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We are getting better at making it cost effective. I would say we are now on a par with farm shop prices. The big cost is always the feed. You would still need to give them a cereal base, but this can be boosted by fruit and veg. Pigs getting ill is always a risk. I have had poorly pigs each year. They are susceptible to sun stroke/heat exhaustion, even if you give them a big sunscreen and mud hole. The other thing that hits them is eating something that gives them a poorly tummy. If you have them in an open field, this can be something dropped by a bird, or something they have du
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Pork is the world's most popular meat, accounting for 70%. Figures from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation This is no surprise though as China is the biggest producer and look how many mouths they have to feed. And what an irony of the recent cultural migrations of people that exclude pig from their diet, moving to nations where pig derived meat is the most common. Pigs are so easy to keep. Everyone with a bit of land should have a go.
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I only have one proper invoice with the pig details on from the abattoir. Cold Weight KG Hot Weight KG Pig 4 66.15 67.50 Pig 5 72.32 73. Pig 6 84.97 86.70 So a bit of a spread. I think Pig 6 ate all the pies.
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Tx200 Version Id
PeskyWabbits replied to PeskyWabbits's topic in Rifle Reviews, Technical Help and Tips
Thank you for all the replies. The version doesn't really affect how I use it, I was just curious as it seemed an anomaly. These are very nice weapons, whichever version. -
Well... I have only used the one but I think they have the best reputation in my locality http://medcalfbutchers.co.uk/ Visiting an abattoir is an experience....
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Tx200 Version Id
PeskyWabbits replied to PeskyWabbits's topic in Rifle Reviews, Technical Help and Tips
Well... Maybe this is a crossover model, or has been made up from other models. The bloke I got it from said the original owner was big in HFT It shoots really well. It has an aluminium trigger which I think spoils it a bit but other than a (too long) adjusting screw that catches my finger, it is really crisp and predictable so I am putting off changing it. -
Hello, I bought a nice but worn .177 TX200 some months ago. I am well happy with it but I wondered which version it is. It is housed in a MK3 stock but has a different muzzle. You can ignore the grip as that is a later fit. Can anyone advise? The serial number is 0781?? Thank you
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Hello there. And welcome
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Quote: i'd incinerate or fill up a secure metal bin that holds 240kg with all the waste from the guts. once i've taken off whats worth money.like cows tripe,sheep paunch's.lambs intestines(natural sausage skins and bloody expensive),pigs intestines for chitltings.etc biggest problem i can see is having a chiller to hang the meat. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- While looking at sheds on ebay, there are some refrigerated wagon backs and some ex-supermarket delivery van containers. Some have had the refrigeration units remove
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The meat from the first pigs arrived tonight. This was £50 per pig for joints then an additional £30 for the sausages - worked at £1 per pound processed. Plus the £20 slaughterhouse fee, though that includes delivery to my butcher. We are in it for the fun of keeping pigs. The main cost is still the feed. I am hoping to collect 1 tonne bags of blown feed next year and shovel it out into my containers when I get home.
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http://www.pickeringguns.co.uk/shop/air-rifles/bsa-ultra-max-kit/ this is probably a common promotion, so maybe ask your local shop. Note the 'Free P&P to your local gun shop' Get a UK made BSA with a BSA trigger for not much more than a Phox kit
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Another 3 went this morning. The feed bill is more manageable now. The remaining 3 are on about half a bag a day. Much better than the 1 1/2 with 9 pigs, plus all the extras of apples and veg patch gluts. Again, the trailer arrived on the morning, apples inside and curious, hungry pigs went in. What will I do if I run out of apples? The weather is pretty bad now, wind and rain every day. The field, despite the extension. is churned up mud. How do those who over-winter outdoors cope?
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What would you do with all the squishy, slimy bits? what the guts.?throw them away. Sorry, I was meaning how would you dispose of them. They take up a lot of room. Would they go bagged in your wheelie bin or incinerated in the back yard? There is an obvious market for a mobile slaughterhouse. I think this would be legal but complicated. I have been looking at continental and Australian examples. Regards
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What would you do with all the squishy, slimy bits?
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First pigs went in last Monday. I had been dreading this as the trailer was only available on the morning they went. As it happened, it was really easy. I gave them short feeds for both meals the day before. On the morning, I led them with a bag of apples and they chased the apples to the back of the trailer. I then shut the gates behind them. Of course, I had forgotten to tag them. So with accomplices throwing apples into the trailer, I was able to enter via the side door. Tagging always looks much harder than it is. Load the pliers. Grab an ear. Press down with the pliers. Someti
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Had a scary moment yesterday. They are getting a bit big. I threw some apples in to divert them, then went in with the feed bucket. As I was pouring wheat pellets into the trough, I was charged from behind and knocked on to the floor. I was then trampled by hungry pigs. They weren't after me, just the trough but I couldn't move till another pig barged through and freed me. I have booked 3 of them in to the abattoir for Monday.
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Chuffin Photobucket. they've gone capitalistic. We are getting close to the end now, possibly mid-October. The recent rain has caused a big problem, deep sloppy mud is making it hard to walk around the field. When you are stuck up to your knees and 14 stone giants are sprinting towards you, it can get frightening. So I have extended the run, just by a bit. So I can move the feeding troughs and fill them and move out of the way. They are getting big. These were 5 weeks old when they arrived at the start of March.
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We are getting close to the end now, possibly mid-October. The recent rain has caused a big problem, deep sloppy mud is making it hard to walk around the field. When you are stuck up to your knees and 14 stone giants are sprinting towards you, it can get frightening. So I have extended the run, just by a bit. So I can move the feeding troughs and fill them and move out of the way. They are getting big. These were 5 weeks old when they arrived at the start of March.
